Traditions of siheyuan manor in China's modern architecture
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Publication date: 2021-02-12
Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Częstochowskiej seria Budownictwo 2020;26(1):174-182
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The article continues the study of the role of traditions in the development of modern Chinese architecture.
The analysis of the most common form of the Chinese people's apartment building (manor) Siheyuan was
made. It is shown that today’s Chinese architects are turning to this type of national architecture, critically
reviewing the historical heritage and formulating a new aesthetics of space; shaping an environment that
meets the climatic conditions of the country.